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My original 14 fig trees are planted near my house and along my driveway. In August 2013 I started my new fig orchard with about 2/3 of the 138 spots (3 rows, 46 trees each) planted at that time with the remaining spots filled in the summer of 2014. In March I removed 15 of those trees because they were duplicates or triplicates and not really needed that badly. I was sort of proud of myself showing the discipline to actually get rid of something I didn't need! Now I've added another 3 rows with room for 140 more trees. Between yesterday and today we got 77 of those spaces planted. In the attached photo you can see 4 trees which I've protected with wind breaks (frost cloth) as they were fairly large trees accustomed to the easy life in my greenhouse and I wanted to give them some protection for the winds. I have more trees that should be ready in 4-12 weeks but I'm not sure I'll get all of the spaces filled in this year. At the same time, I'm not sure if I have enough spaces for all the other trees I've got started.
I have 16 different caprifigs and my current plans are to keep these in 15 gallon pots until I decide which of them I want to keep and where I might want to plant them. I don't want them planted too closely to my other figs as excess pollination can lead to spitting.
I believe I have 208 varieties planted in the ground plus the 16 caprifigs and maybe another 50 or so (?) in earlier stages. I hope I can make it back down to maybe 100 of the best some day.
I have 16 different caprifigs and my current plans are to keep these in 15 gallon pots until I decide which of them I want to keep and where I might want to plant them. I don't want them planted too closely to my other figs as excess pollination can lead to spitting.
I believe I have 208 varieties planted in the ground plus the 16 caprifigs and maybe another 50 or so (?) in earlier stages. I hope I can make it back down to maybe 100 of the best some day.
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